Cool Kids Campaign
Vacation Condos · About this organization
What you get
Help with linens, pillows, bath towels, and beach towels and one rent-free vacation-condo stay of up to one week.
How to start
Fill out the Cool Kids enrollment form with your contact information and diagnosis confirmation.
Good to know
- The stay is limited to one week and one stay per calendar year.
- Dates are first come, first served after eligibility review.
The details, as published
Cool Kids Campaign provides registered pediatric-oncology families residing in Maryland or North Carolina with up to one rent-free vacation-condo week per calendar year in Lewes, Delaware, or Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The hospital-verified Cool Kid registration, parent vacation application, medical clearance to travel, household-only guest rule, maximum occupancy of six, and a parent or guardian age 25 or older are required; first-time families in active treatment receive priority. A parent or guardian submits the registration and vacation forms, then returns the property agreement and release within two weeks after conditional approval to confirm the reservation.
What help you may get
Camps And Retreats
Vacation Condos — camps and retreats
Cool Kids Campaign provides registered pediatric-oncology families residing in Maryland or North Carolina with up to one rent-free vacation-condo week per calendar year in Lewes, Delaware, or Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The hospital-verified Cool Kid registration, parent vacation application, medical clearance to travel, household-only guest rule, maximum occupancy of six, and a parent or guardian age 25 or older are required; first-time families in active treatment receive priority. A parent or guardian submits the registration and vacation forms, then returns the property agreement and release within two weeks after conditional approval to confirm the reservation.
Noncash help · Once Per 12 Months
Can cover
- Linens, pillows, bath towels, and beach towels
- One rent-free vacation-condo stay of up to one week
Does not cover
- Damage, missing-item, or excessive-cleaning charges
- Meals
- Medical equipment
- Nursing care
- Transportation
- The condo stay is rent-free; the family pays transportation, meals, and any damage or excess-cleaning charges.
- One stay is permitted per calendar year; repeat applicants have lower priority than first-time users.
Lodging Near Treatment
Vacation Condos — lodging near treatment
Cool Kids Campaign provides registered pediatric-oncology families residing in Maryland or North Carolina with up to one rent-free vacation-condo week per calendar year in Lewes, Delaware, or Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The hospital-verified Cool Kid registration, parent vacation application, medical clearance to travel, household-only guest rule, maximum occupancy of six, and a parent or guardian age 25 or older are required; first-time families in active treatment receive priority. A parent or guardian submits the registration and vacation forms, then returns the property agreement and release within two weeks after conditional approval to confirm the reservation.
Noncash help · Once Per 12 Months
Can cover
- Linens, pillows, bath towels, and beach towels
- One rent-free vacation-condo stay of up to one week
Does not cover
- Damage, missing-item, or excessive-cleaning charges
- Meals
- Medical equipment
- Nursing care
- Transportation
- The condo stay is rent-free; the family pays transportation, meals, and any damage or excess-cleaning charges.
- One stay is permitted per calendar year; repeat applicants have lower priority than first-time users.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The respite program is for hospital-verified pediatric-oncology families, so a Maryland child with B-ALL is within the diagnosis scope.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
- The materials use “pediatric oncology” and state that a Cool Kid age 18 or older must still travel with a parent or guardian, but publish no upper patient-age limit.
Treatment status
Active Treatment
- A provider must verify the patient or diagnosis.
- A social worker, child-life specialist, nurse, or physician must complete and sign the medical assessment.
- The medical team must clear the patient to travel.
- No income test is stated in the official eligibility and application materials.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: Maryland is named in both published language variants.; North Carolina is named in both published language variants.; The Spanish application additionally names Washington, DC.; The Spanish application additionally names Tennessee..
- The linked English family application says Maryland and North Carolina; the linked Spanish application says Maryland, Washington DC, North Carolina, and Tennessee. Lewes and Myrtle Beach are service destinations, not residence rules.
Where your child is treated
Treatment-location rules are not published clearly; confirm with the program.
- No named treatment facility, facility network, or treatment-state rule is published.
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.
Who can start: Parent Or Guardian
- Complete the Cool Kids Program Application and obtain the hospital medical-assessment signature.
- Return the property agreement and liability/photo release within two weeks of receipt to confirm the reservation.
- Submit the parent vacation application with requested dates and medical clearance to travel.
- Wait for approval and date confirmation.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
- Online Portal · Open form or page
- Online Portal · Open form or page
Documents to prepare
- Cool Kids Program Application
- Custody agreement when only one parent or guardian has custody
- Hospital-signed medical assessment verifying diagnosis and treatment
- Liability and Photo Release after conditional approval
- Medical clearance to travel
- Property Agreement after conditional approval
- Vacation Program Application
- The program confirms an available condo week after review; the family then returns final agreements to secure the reservation.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Not Published |
| Funding or space | Limited |
| Application window | Not Published |
| Last checked | Aug 23, 2026 |
- The current Maryland programs page links applications and directs families to ask staff about available condo dates.
- Dates are first come, first served after eligibility review.
- No processing lead time is published.
- Reservation dates are not confirmed until the application is complete and approved.
Limitations and things to confirm
- The applicant must already be registered as a Cool Kid. English material names Maryland and North Carolina; Spanish material additionally names Washington DC and Tennessee. Confirm which published residence rule applies.
- The family pays travel, meals, and damage-related charges.
- The patient needs medical clearance and an accompanying parent or guardian age 25 or older.
- The stay is limited to one week and one stay per calendar year.
- Can a medically necessary non-household caregiver be approved?
- Does the program use an unpublished upper patient-age limit?
- How long does eligibility and date review take?
- Which condo weeks are currently available?
- Which current email should receive each condo application?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 23, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Cool Kids Vacation Condo Application · checked Aug 23, 2026
- Vacation Program Eligibility and Rules · checked Aug 23, 2026
- Maryland Family Programs — Cool Kids Campaign · checked Aug 23, 2026
- Cool Kids Program Application · checked Aug 23, 2026